Ellen DeGeneres caring for a chicken.Photo:Ellen Degeneres/Instagram
Ellen Degeneres/Instagram
Ellen DeGeneresjust shared an update on her injured chicken.
On Friday, the comedian posted an Instagramvideoinforming followers about her chicken, Sinky, after the animal was found with an injured leg.
In the clip, DeGeneres, 65, shared that after taking the injured chicken to the veterinarian, it was confirmed she has a broken fibula and will need four weeks to recover in a special facility.
After DeGeneres shared the news, she joked that she told the vet, “You got to be ‘fibbin’ me.”
Ellen DeGeneres' chicken Sinky.Ellen Degeneres/Instagram
The comedian quickly confirmed that she hadn’t made that joke. “That’s horrible. And it’s nothing to joke around about. So yeah, my chicken has a broken fibula.”
After sharing that the chicken will need to recover outside of DeGeneres’ home, she added that her previous treatment plan to keep the chicken in the sink “is not the best place for her.”
Before DeGeneres provided the update, on Thursday she shared anInstagramvideo of the chicken in a bathroom sink ahead of her veterinarian appointment.
The veteran talk show host revealed she and wifePortia de Rossi, named the chicken Sinky because she was “basically living in [their] sink.”
“I know it’s a stupid name. You can blameSteve Carellfor that,” joked DeGeneres. “He named her.”
She shared on Thursday morning that the chicken was “doing okay” and was “eating.” The couple made a makeshift bed for Sinky with several bath towels piled in the bathroom sink.
DeGeneres then shared a tour of the bathroom with all of the chicken’s recovery needs. “There’s her food down there and some water for her. We put a nesting box in case she does want to lay an egg.” She continued, “We’re covering everything with towels so that it’s not slippery in case she wants to jump up.”
After sharing a glimpse at the chicken’s recovery space, DeGeneres provided a close-up of Sinky’s injury and showed the chicken’s ruffled feathers around the broken fibula.
Ellen DeGeneres' chicken Sinky’s recovery box.Ellen Degeneres/Instagram
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Ellen DeGeneres.Ellen Degeneres/Instagram
“Monkey was outside the door constantly wondering how Sinky was and wanting to help,” shared theEllenhost. “Anyway, I’ll keep you updated. But broken fibula. I don’t know how she did it. But she’s healing, she’ll be okay.”
source: people.com
